Week 7: October 13—October 19, Phelps 207
Monday: Synthesizer and Sequencer
Readings:
- Sound Unbound: Article 18
- Snoman: Synthesizers and Sequencers (pp. 12—27)
- Further suggested reading in a history of electronic music: On-line article: T. Holmes: Chapter 8 (pp. 161—186). To view these articles, log in to smb://unison.yu.yale.edu/content server, using your NetID and password. Then go to: Music 295a Course Materials: Readings
- Raymond Scott
- J.S.Bach/Wendy Carlos
- Morton Subotnick
- The Monkees
- Moog Synth samples
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Vangelis
DUE: Assignment 2 (RadiaL)
Wednesday: Techno Music and Culture
Readings:
- Snoman: Techno (pp. 285—293)
- Snoman: Sampling and digital audio (pp.76—89)
- Kraftwerk
- Derrick May
- Kevin Saunderson
- Juan Atkins
- Cybotron
- Carl Craig
- Carl Cox
- Jeff Mills
- The Chemical Brothers
- Underworld
- Jack Dangers
- Si Begg
Lab Session 1 Hours TBA, YalMusT Lab, Studio B16A, 143 Elm Street
Intro to Reason 3
Reading: Reason 3 manual